Between August 2024 and July 2025, Lagos State recorded 8,692 cases of domestic and sexual violence. The state’s Attorney General, Lawal Pedro, SAN, shared this information during a press event to mark Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month in September.Pedro, speaking at the event in Alausa, Ikeja, revealed that domestic violence was the most common issue, with 3,685 reported cases. He was represented by Hameed Oyenuga, the State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice. Pedro also highlighted that the youngest survivor was just 18 months old, and the oldest was 79 years old, showing that abuse affects…
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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in partnership with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), has awarded prizes to the winners of the Code4Africa Privacy Hackathon. They also called for the development of better solutions for data privacy to improve protection in the digital world. The hackathon took place during the 17th annual ISACA conference in Abuja on Thursday, bringing together students who shared creative solutions for data privacy and protection. This was the second edition of the event, which was also organized with the help of Scratch and Script Ltd, an IT and data privacy company. Mr.…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that the emergency rule in Rivers State will soon be lifted, following President Bola Tinubu’s directive for local government elections to be held within 30 days. Wike, speaking in Abuja on Friday, said the federal government’s intervention in Rivers earlier this year was a temporary measure to stabilize governance after a political crisis. “The President has made it clear that Rivers people must elect their local leaders within 30 days. Once that is done, there will be no basis for the emergency administration,” Wike said. The directive is expected…
At just 10 years old, Ladidi Mudi (not real name) wakes at 5:00 a.m. daily. But unlike children her age who prepare for school, her mornings begin with sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes in the home of a stranger she calls “mummy” in Unguwan Rimi, GRA, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria. Though she lives with her employer, Ladidi worries most about not seeing her mother for months. “I don’t plan to stay here for long. I want to go back home. I am tired of the city,” she said quietly. Ladidi is one of the 24.7 million Nigerian children trapped in child…
Ugandan coffee farmers, who from 2023 to 2025 enjoyed a crop boom and celebrated a successful three-year period, are now in tears following widespread theft of their coffee from gardens, drying racks, home stores, and even while in transit to the market. They are now calling for urgent government intervention through the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in coffee gardens to detect and apprehend thieves. The farmers want sophisticated digital technology installed by the government to safeguard their most important cash crop. “We want the police to urgently intervene with modern, advanced crime detection and crime-bursting measures like gadgets…
A global investment company called Future Union Holdings has announced a massive \$600 billion plan to support important industries across Africa. The company has chosen Nigeria to be the main center for this development plan across the continent. Princess Adebowale Odutola, who speaks for Future Union Holdings and leads Elan Vert Nigeria Limited, shared the idea behind the project. She said it is one of the biggest investment efforts in Africa’s recent times. She explained that the investment will focus on six important areas: aviation, infrastructure, trade, gas, the blue economy, and mining. The goal is to boost Africa’s economy,…
Some gunmen attacked again in Ondo State on Thursday evening. They kidnapped a man named Mr. Ayodeji Akesinro, who works at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo. Mr. Akesinro was taken from his home in Upenme community, Owo Local Government Area, around 7 pm on that day. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adebowale Lawal, confirmed the kidnapping on Friday. He said the police and other security groups were already working to catch the kidnappers and free Mr. Akesinro. The police chief said they are working together with other security agencies to make sure Mr. Akesinro is saved safely. They…
Dr. Yusuf Yakub, the head of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), said that there are plans to expand the technical volunteer program so that it can help other countries that need skilled professionals. He said this on Friday in Abuja, while sending off 20 medical volunteers—including doctors and nurses—who are being deployed to work in The Gambia. He explained that the program also helps reduce unemployment in Nigeria. According to him, the idea of expanding the program came because many young people and professionals in Nigeria are unemployed or not fully engaged. “We have many unemployed young people and…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Federal Capital Territory has called on the government to urgently fix the growing problems in the FCT health sector. The doctors warned that if these challenges continue to be ignored, the health system may collapse. At its 3rd Quarter Ordinary General Meeting held in Abuja on Thursday night, the association listed manpower shortages, non-functional equipment, poor working conditions, and unpaid allowances as areas that need immediate attention. ARD-FCT President, Dr. George Ebong, speaking with reporters alongside other executives, described the FCT health system as one that has suffered years of neglect and…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu has launched the 2025 Tree Planting Campaign in Sokoto New City, Kasarawa. He urged residents and local councils to work together to stop desertification, which is spreading quickly and destroying farmlands in the state. At the event on Friday, the governor said the state government, through the Ministry of Environment, had provided thousands of tree seedlings. These will be shared across all 23 local government areas. He asked council chairmen to collect the seedlings quickly and encourage communities to plant them. Aliyu explained that Sokoto lies in the Sahel region, which makes it highly vulnerable to desert…